Agriculture Club Deliberates on Beet Sugar and Root Crops
The Woxes Bay Evening meeting of the Colorado Farmers' Club discusses root culture and sugar beets. Members compare yields, costs, and the feasibility of a beet sugar factory in Colorado, noting chattsworth failures and the need for capital, water, and demonstration data.
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Colorado Farmers’ Club
Woxes Bay
Cart
Borp
J. Max
Union Pacific
Michigan
West
Colorado
California
N. C. Meeker
J. Max. Clark
Chatteworth
Foster
Hollister
Fon du Lac
Gurley
France
Chatsworth
Wilber
Greeley
America
Hanna
Fisk
Abbott
Chattsworth
Springfield
Department of Agriculture
Colorado Irrigation Advantages for Farmers
The Colorado farmer avoids winter mud and long storage duties. Ground is plowed in fall, sowing begins in February, and crops are planted between spring showers. Irrigation keeps fields productive with minimal delays, yielding over double the Mississippi valley per acre in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. Mountain snowmelt provides abundant summer water, supporting continuous work and high crop quality.
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Colorado
Mississippi Valley
Mmountain
A New Trade In Meat Shipping From Abilene
The Abilene Chronicle reports Rankin's Refrigerating Cars will run next season from Abilene to Pittsburg Philadelphia and New York for fresh beef shipment. Cattle slaughtered locally. meat delivered fast in eastern cities at lower prices with improved quality using sealed airtight chambers and ice floors.
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Abilene
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New York
Rankin
Janellon City
Chicago
Jce
Ft. Hays
Buffalo
Kansas
Irrigation and farming prospects in Colorado
The piece argues irrigation makes soil fertile and crops thrive, noting water on fields enriches soil and can offset labor costs. It highlights Colorado’s budgeting for irrigation at about two dollars per acre, a tradeoff beside advantages like a healthy climate, good roads, and ample mining districts driving demand for produce. It frames Colorado as a promising new farming home with strong markets and easier summers.
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Colorado
Denver News
Nevada
Comstock
Mottara
New Mexico
el Dorado
Burro
Silver City
New Mexican
Lone Pine
A Word to Stern Pathers
A sermon emphasizes unwavering parental duty and forgiveness. It argues fathers must always act in a child’s best interests, offering endless care regardless of a child’s disobedience or rebellion, and rejects severing ties or neglect as betrayals of fatherhood.
Jilted Swain Claims Eve Outmatched by Three Daughters
A spiteful speaker claims Eve could not match three daughters of the present day and asserts they would have acted differently if given the chance, suggesting deception as a likely outcome.
Colonies Movement Sparks Attention Across Regions
Letters inquire about new colonization efforts. Warm Springs Manufacturing Colony nears capacity with 100 members and 110 dollar shares. Chicago Colony for Colorado plans spring departure near Greeley. Colonies eyed for central western Kangas. A May opportunity near San Francisco targets Massachusetts families for grain then sugar beet farming. Elk Mountain grazing prospects near Asheville attract North Carolina interest. Washington discusses a Department of Agriculture branch in New York to vet colonization offers and shield citizens from land brokers. Col. Capron praised for leadership.
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Warm Springs
Chicago
Colorado
Greeley
Kangas
San Francisco
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Elk Mountain
Asheville
Washington
Department of Agriculture
New York City
Col. Capron
Farmers’ Club
The Joy of Christmas Across a New World
A reflective piece recalling Christmas in the old country and the enduring joy of the season, contrasting holiday customs with life in Colorado. It praises the universal carol, animal bells, and the hopeful spirit that sustains family and church, urging mercy and shared celebration. The essay links Christmas to a heavenly coming and the nourishment of charity among the poor.
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Mother Land
Colorado
Zions and
Samarias
Illness and Death of Louis C Jones in St Paul
Louis C Jones a St Paul resident and Chicago University graduate died last November 15 after falling ill while traveling. A traveling party from Waukegan including an elderly man, his wife and daughter cared for him. He left the daughter a $10,000 land remEst in his will to express gratitude.
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Louis C.jones
St. Paul
Fences Across the Nation A Heavy Economic Toll
A writer argues fences cost more than houses ships factories and railroads, estimating the national annual expense at about 104 million dollars. He cites state figures, notes waste from fencing, and urges moving to hedge-free continental farming to boost productive wealth. The piece critiques perpetual fencing and advocates shared, open boundaries.
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New York State
Robbinson
Nicholas Biddle
Pennsylvania
United States
Europe
Ilinois
Germany
Dutchess County
New York
France
Freermany
Holland
America
California Garden Yields Wide Range of Fruits
A gentleman describes his diverse orchard, noting English walnuts, almonds, two grape varieties, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, plums, nectarines, grapes, pears, and peaches. He claims California climate supports abundant production.
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California
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